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2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at DeSales University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $22,960 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $957.
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$22,960
Cost per Credit$957
Books & Supplies$1,711
Room & Board$13,800 (On-Campus) / $13,797 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,605 (On-Campus) / $1,908 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$43,076
Off-Campus Total$40,376
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$20,520$20,520$21,120$21,120$22,960

Graduate Program Overview

DeSales University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $22,960.
It offers forty (40) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameDeSales University
TypeFour-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, PA
Graduate School Students792 students
417 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$22,960
Student to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 40 Graduate Programs
23 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 15 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

DeSales University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 40 major areas - 23 Master's (17 online programs), 2 Doctorate , 8 Post-Bachelor'(8 online programs), 7 Post-Master'(5 online programs). 315 students have been conferred Master's degree and 30 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total31530--
Men978--
Women21822--
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Computer and Information Sciences
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cyber/Electronic Operations and WarfareNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE -ONLINE
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies-ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism-ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing Education- NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing-ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE -ONLINE
Business
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management-ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Science/Studies4ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration12ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching6ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor3ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education (other)28ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Creative Writing6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies14ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Critical Infrastructure Protection2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism-ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physician Assistant75 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education- NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Nursing Administration2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing42 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Nursing Science1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing12ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE -ONLINE
Clinical Nurse Specialist2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Critical Care Nursing10ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management94ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cyber/Electronic Operations and WarfareNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE -ONLINE
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing-ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE -ONLINE
Clinical Nurse Specialist-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Critical Care Nursing-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,101 students enrolled in DeSales University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 792 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 260 male and 532 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 407 full-time and 385 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 417 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 45 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total792
Men Students260
Women Students532
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total792
Full-time Students407
Part-time Students385
By race/ethnicity 596 White, 27 Black, and 35 Asian students are attending at DeSales University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total792
Asian35
Black27
Hispanic64
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander		1
White596
Two or more races11
Un-Known57
6 students are younger than 22 and 165 students are older than 65. The school has 423 students aged between 22 and 30 and 170 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total792
21 & Under6
22-24257
25-29166
30-3485
35-3985
40 & Over165
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At DeSales University, 417 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 45 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment766
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses417
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses45
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses304
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses417
Pennsylvania Resident364
Other State In U.S.53
Outside of U.S.0
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